Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-19
BURNED AT SEA.
The City Of Montreal Takes Fire and
Burns up-Only Thirteen Persons
Perish. the Rest being Rescued By
the York City.

The City Of Montreal Takes Fire and
Burns up-Only Thirteen Persons
Perish, the Rest being Rescued by
the York City.
LONDON, August l9-The Inman Line steamer
City OF Montreal has been destroyed by nre at
sea- The City OF Montreal left New York August
for Liverpool. She was commanded by Capt.
Land The news was learned upon the arrival at
Queenstown this morning OF the British steamer
York city, Capt. Benn, which left Baltimore
August for London. This steamer rescued the
passengers and crew from the burning vessel and
brought them 10 Queenstown. IL Is learned that
THIRTEEN PERSONS Persisted
The destruction Gf the steamer occurred on the
11uh instant, nye days after she left New York.
A boat containing six passengers and seven mem-
bers OF the crew is missing. The occupants OF
this boat are the thirteen persons reported have
perished. She had 40 passengers on board.
were tpSeS on the YorS CITY II by the u tug Mount
Etna and landed at Queenstown. All were ac-
counted for except the thirteen persons ia the
passengers had gone to bed on the night OF the
10th, the ship being in latitude 43 north at the
time, they were aroused by
AN ALARM OF FrRE.
A scene OF CONSERVATION ensued, and the passen.
gers were greatly terrified when they found out
The true state OF affairs The smoke caused by the
got on deck as quickly as possible and with but
little appearance OF panic. The fre originated In
the cotton stored In the after main-hold. Nine
streams OF water were soon working on the flames
and the course OF the vessel was shaped toward
New Foundland, 400 miles distant. The flames
spread with great rapldity and soon had burst
with terrinc force through the midway and after
matches the heat being intense. IL becoming evi.
dent that II was
IMPOSSIBLE TO SAVE THE SHIP
q momentary panic ensued. The boats were low-
cred and passengers and crew got into Them The
boats soon scattered and one entirely vanished.
This contained two stewards, two seamen, and
that
THE WHOLE BOAT LOAD PERTsHED.
The boat did not contain a full crew and left the
steamer against the captains orders as there was
time 10 take many more In It, The other survivors
considered the fate OF the occupants or the lost
boat judgment for their cowardice.
A bark was sighted shortly after the boats LEFT
the steamer, and her crew were preparing 10 pick
up the survivors when the steamer York City, at
tracted by the flames from the burning vessel
which were
SHOOTING UP HUNDRED FEET
In the afr, bore down and with difficulty took all
hands ON board. The rescued people were treated
with the utmost Kindness by the captain and crew
OF the York city, and passengers speak with much
feeling OF the consideration which accorded TO
them.
The York City proceeded to London after land
ing the City OF Montreal's passengers and crew at
Queenstown.
The survivors are unanimous in declaring that
the officers and crew OF the City OF Montreal dld
their duty nobly and skilfully.
NAMES OF THE MISSING.
The names or those In the missing boat are:
Passengers-Samuel Kaufman, George Arnold,
Samuel Mckee, intermediate; Kenard Molton,
stephen Tupper Simon Rowtely, S. Kacheingka
crew-Henry Frazer, Charles Reade, VIM. Fran
ney, Patrich Hughes 0rimmer). Charles Smith
Qnterpreter), Thomas WilDerforce (steward).
WHAT SAID NEw YORK.
NEW YORK, August 19.-The oflcials OF the In.
man line have no direct adv1ces about the city Of
Montreal She left this city on the 9Th instant,
ana w.s four days overdue from Liverpool Con-
siderable anxiety had begun TO be felt about her.
She had no first cabin passengers, but carried LIB
Intermediate and Ills steerage ones, and had
crew OF 80 men.
The City OF Montreal measured 432 feet over all,
a feet In moulded width OF BEAM and 10 feet
deep from spar deck TO keel. Her gross tonnage
was 4, 495. She was built by Tobey a Co., Of Glas-
gov, in 1S71, was an tron-screw steamer, and had
nine bulk heads was equipped with compound
engines having 900 horse power.
The company has two vessels building on the
Clyde; one OF them Will be named the City OF New
York. The other has not been named yet When
finished they will excel In size anything now
anoat. They viii be ready for work In the spring.
The city OF Montreal was not used for nrst-class
travel. She made ia voyages Capt Land has
been In the service OF the line for years
or more. He Is considered one OF the most careful
OF TRANSATLANTIC captains. No one here has any
idea how the nre broke out Mr. Wright has
cabed for the names OF the thirteen passengers re-
ported as lost. The crew numbered eighty i've
all told.